Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा विहितं यच्च शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम् । आह तन्नारदायैव तेन वाल्मीकये पुनः

Transliteration

brahmaṇā vihitaṃ yacca śatakoṭipravistaram | āha tannāradāyaiva tena vālmīkaye punaḥ

Translation

Ang yaong itinakda ni Brahmā, na lumalawak hanggang sandaang koṭi—iyon ay isinalaysay niya kay Nārada, at si Nārada naman ay muling nagsalaysay nito kay Vālmīki.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by Brahmā)

• विहितम्: ordained/composed
• विहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past passive participle (ordained/composed)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Relative pronoun (which)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; Conjunction (and)

• शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्: of the extent of a hundred crores (in detail)
• शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत-कोटि-प्रविस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Adjective (having an extent of a hundred crores)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular (he said)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (that)

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular (to Nārada)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय; Particle (indeed/only)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by him/thereafter by that one)

• वाल्मीकये: to Vālmīki
• वाल्मीकये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल्मीकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular (to Vālmīki)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय; Adverb (again)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A three-tier transmission scene: Brahmā in a luminous cosmic lotus realm instructs Nārada with vīṇā; Nārada then teaches Vālmīki in an āśrama; manuscripts and light-streams symbolize the ‘hundred-crore’ expanse condensed into teachable form.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Nārada
• Vālmīki

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is preserved through guru–śiṣya transmission, moving from cosmic source (Brahmā) into human-accessible scripture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports the authority of narration within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes textual lineage.